Folding umbrella.



1. DE WAELE.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

`APPLICATION man ocT. 29. 191s.

1,297,806. Patented Mar. 18,1919.

@btw/mma JULIA DE WAELE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

FOLDING UMBRELLA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedvMar. 18, 1919.

Application filed ctober 29, 1918. Serial No. 260,205.

To aZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIA Dn WAELE, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, in the county of St. Louis City and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Folding Umbrellas, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to umbrellas, particularly to those of the folding type, and has for its object the provision of an umbrella which may be readily folded into compact form so that it may occupy but small space so that it may be easily carried within a suit case or satchel. j

An important object is the provision of a folding umbrella in which the ribs are formed of telescopic sections, the upper and lower sections being covered by entirely distinct and separate pieces of fabric whereby the folding may be more fully and efli'ciently accomplished.

A further object is the provision of novel means whereby the different sections of fabric covering may be secured upon they ribs.

7With the above and other objects in view, such as comparative simplicity and cheapness, efficiency in service, durability in use, and the general improvement of the art, my invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view through one side 0f an umbrella constructed in accordance with my invention and shown in extended position,

Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the parts collapsed and folded, and

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, the numeral 10 designates the handle as a whole, which comprises a tubular section 1l terminating at one end in the usual point 12, and further comprises a rod member 13 connected with a handle 14 by a pivoted link 15. This joint is normally covered and the parts held in position by a collar 16 slidable over the joint, as shown. The section 11 is provided adjacent the pointed head 12 with a collar 17 upon which are pivotally connected, as at 18, the ends of rib sections 19 in the usual manner. The rib sections 19 are preferably channeled in cross section and slidably receive other rib sections 2O disposed against the inner' sides thereof and prevented from displacement by loops or rings 21 on the ends of the sections 19 and embracing the sections 20.

A runner 22 is slidably mountedv upon the section 11 of the handle and is engaged at the upper limit of its movement by a catch 23 which is carried by the rod 13 and which engages within a slot 24 in the section 11 for holding the sections 11 and 13 in extended position. The runner 22 has pivotally connected therewith the stretchers 25 which have their other ends pivoted between lugs 26 on the ends of the rib sections 2O adj acent the rings or loops 21. When the ribs are in their extended positions, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, the lugs 26 will engage the rings 21 yand prevent the rib sections 20 from entirely disengaging the rib sections 19.

The covering for the umbrella is formed in two sections, one section 27 being secured upon the upper rib sections 19 and projecte ing slightly beyond the outer ends thereof, and the other section 28 secured upon the lower ends of the rib sections 20 and terminating under the overhanging edge 29 of the upper section 27. At its inner edge the fabric section 28 is held to the rib sections 19 by strips 30 of elastic encircling the sections 19 and engaging the lugs 26. The outer edge of the fabric 27 is connected with the outer ends of the rib sections 20 by elastic strips 31.

When the umbrella is in use, the rib sections 20 are grasped and pulled outwardly in respect to the rib sections 19 whereupon these rib sections will form in effect continuous ribs, as shown in Fig. 1. The fabricV sections 27 and 28 will then be stretched taut and will be disposed, as shown in Fig. 1, with the free edge of the upper fabric section overlapping the lower section, whereby leakage will be prevented. The handle 14 is grasped and swung upon the hinged joint so that the sections 14 and 13 are in a line and the collar 16 is then slid over the joint, whereupon the handle will be held in its extended position and firmly locked against further movement. The rod 13 is then pulled out of the tubular section 11 until the catch 23 engages within the notch 24. The umbrella is then used in the usual manner by simply moving the runner 22 up and down upon thel tubular section 11 and rod 13 for opening and closing. When it is desired ,to collapse the umbrella, the catch 23 is Fig. 2 of the drawing. As the upper edge of the lower fabric section 28 is disposed beneath the lower edge of the fabric 27, the

lower fabric section 28 will slide back under the upper fabric section 27.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawing it will be apparent that I have thus provided a folding umbrella which may be readily extended for use and which may be easily and simply collapsed so as to occupy but a small space for convenience in packing in a suitcase or satchel.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will of course be understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in theforin, construction, and arrangement of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claim.

claim A folding umbrella comprising a folding handle, a runner slidable thereon, rib sections pivoted upon said handle, other rib outer ends thereof, a second fabriccovering said second named rib sections and secured elastic members secured to the inner edge of said second named fabric covering and con,-

nected tol the inner ends of said vsecond named rib sections beneath the. outer edge of said first named fabric, said second named fabric I-Iaving thus described my invention, I

Vat its outer edge to the outer ciidsthereof,

covering being slidable beneath said first-` named fabric covering when said second named rib sections are telescoped with respect to said iirst named rib sections and elastic members secured to the outer ends of said second named rib sections `and to the outer edge of said iirst named fabric covering.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature;

JULIA DE WAELE.

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Washington, D. G. 

